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ASUS CM 6870-IT023O Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 vs Samsung DM500S2A-A55 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470

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  • 108specifications compared
  • 46differ
  • 62identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung DM500S2A-A55 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470 has 2 more processor cores than the ASUS CM 6870-IT023O Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (4 vs 2). The ASUS CM 6870-IT023O Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the Samsung DM500S2A-A55 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470 (3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz). The Samsung DM500S2A-A55 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470 has 3 MB more processor cache than the ASUS CM 6870-IT023O Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (6 MB vs 3 MB). Only the Samsung DM500S2A-A55 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470 has Wi-Fi. Only the ASUS CM 6870-IT023O Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has embedded options available.

  • Processor family
    • CM 6870-IT023O Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Intel® Core™ i3
    • DM500S2A-A55 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor generation
    • CM 6870-IT023O Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
    • DM500S2A-A55 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • CM 6870-IT023O Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:i3-2120
    • DM500S2A-A55 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:i5-3470
  • Processor cores
    • CM 6870-IT023O Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2
    • DM500S2A-A55 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:4
  • Processor frequency
    • CM 6870-IT023O Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3.3 GHz
    • DM500S2A-A55 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:3.2 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • CM 6870-IT023O Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3 MB
    • DM500S2A-A55 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:6 MB
  • Processor lithography
    • CM 6870-IT023O Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:32 nm
    • DM500S2A-A55 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:22 nm
  • Processor codename
    • CM 6870-IT023O Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Sandy Bridge
    • DM500S2A-A55 PC Intel® Core™ i5 i5-3470:Ivy Bridge

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Comparison of 6870-IT023O, DM500S2A-A55
137 specifications
Processor15 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers2nd gen Intel® Core™ i33rd gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi3-2120i5-3470
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.6 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3.3 GHz3.2 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB6 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers32 nm22 nm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i3-2100 Desktop SeriesIntel Core i5-3400 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffersSandy BridgeIvy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs65 W77 W
TcaseDiffers69.1 °C67.4 °C
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.03.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs3332
PlatformKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePC
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3 1066/1333DDR3 1333/1600
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs21 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers1600 MHz1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage2 differ
Optical drive typeDiffersDVD-RWDVD Super Multi DL
HDD interfaceDiffersSATASATA III
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneCF, MicroSD (TransFlash), miniSD, MMC, MS Duo, MS Micro (M2), MS PRO, SDHCUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 505NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 2000Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs23
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers850 MHz650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x1020x152
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® H61
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet, WLAN
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
HDMIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source270 W
Power supply input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source220 V
Processor special features13 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)DiffersNoYes
Processor ARK IDDiffers5342668316
Processor package sizeDiffers37.5 x 37.5 mm37.5 mm
Supported instruction setsDiffersAVXAVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCG 2011D
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)DiffersNoYes
Conflict-Free processorDiffersNoYes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers173 mm98 mm
DepthDiffers420 mm436 mm
HeightDiffers410 mm344 mm
WeightDiffers9 kg7.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Mouse includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Keyboard includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source

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